Pluralism IS a religion

My “Holy book” is the constitution of the United States. –commentor Michael J. Murray-Magill
 
Various bloggers like John C. Wright and LarryD noted the story of a UK man who got a court to recognize that his belief in man-made global war…err…climate change was equivalent to a religious belief and all the protections that go with [...]

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All Hail Bacon!

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Fr. Erik declares YouTube war on humanity.

Witness this atrocity: Link
Return fire!

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Now that states like Maine showed some common sense…

we should take nominations for the Sour Grapes Award. In the meantime always remember:

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Hoax alert–Vatican condemns Halloween

Several blogs like Catholic Key have the story. In short, the media can’t report on religion without going into ZOMGRAWR!11! mode.
For a sensible view of Halloween, try Erin Manning at And Sometimes Tea:
Secular celebrations are just that: secular. And sometimes that’s just fine–no one expects to have to infuse the Independence Day barbecue and fireworks [...]

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Nerdiversions–Torchlight, Diablo 3, and general gaming geekiness.

Torchlight returns to the Diablo well and wisely refuses to mess with the formula.
 
The cantankerous Robert Fripp once said that when a musician talks about “expressing himself” you know it’s going to suck. Likewise, when a game is touted as “creative”, “innovative”, or “groundbreaking” I can safely bet that what it [...]

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Breaking News: Dissident groups band together to storm Vatican

LarryD exposes the plot!: The website of the American Catholic Council:
Inclusivity
Those involved from the beginning have been acutely aware that our statement of inclusivity has not been reflected in the reality of participation. Approaches to others have not produced an ACC planning committee which is representative of many potential constituencies. However, we have [...]

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Evnironmentalists bare their misanthropic fangs.

Mark Steyn links us to one fogbound Alex Renton:
The worst thing that you or I can do for the planet is to have children. If they behave as the average person in the rich world does now, they will emit some 11 tonnes of CO² every year of their lives. In their turn, they are [...]

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Blast from the past

And the future tempts my guilty-pleasure center mightily.

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When the news looks like a post-apocalyptic novel

I watch this and get chills.
Edit: I published this in February but the video has since been removed from YouTube. It is still available here: http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/no_ones_home_neighborhood

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